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The Italian Communist Party in the 1980s and the denouement of the Italian party system (2022)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2022). The Italian Communist Party in the 1980s and the denouement of the Italian party system. Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354571X.2022.2097690

The role of the Italian Communist Party (P.C.I.) in the denouement of the Italian party system in the early 1990s was decisive, its dissolution helping to trigger the organizational and electoral collapse of the existing parties. If so, the question... Read More about The Italian Communist Party in the 1980s and the denouement of the Italian party system.

Draghi's very Italian fall (2022)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2022). Draghi's very Italian fall

The resignation on 21 July 2022 of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was a classic example of the machinations of Italian politics. The outcome of a manufactured crisis and a manipulation of events by the parties of the right, Draghi’s fall was nei... Read More about Draghi's very Italian fall.

Journal editing and the Italian Political Science Review (2021)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2021). Journal editing and the Italian Political Science Review. Italian political science, 16(1), 46-51

Martin J. Bull is Professor of Politics and Associate Dean for Research & Innovation at the University of Salford, and former Director of the European Consortium of Political Research. He is currently Editor of the Italian Political Science Review an... Read More about Journal editing and the Italian Political Science Review.

La risposta del governo italiano al Covid-19 e la "costruzione" di un primo ministro (2021)
Book Chapter
Bull, M. (2021). La risposta del governo italiano al Covid-19 e la "costruzione" di un primo ministro. In A. Giovannini, & L. Mosca (Eds.), Politica in Italia. I fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni. Edizione 2021 (57-78). Bologna: Mulino

This chapter (which is an Italian translation of an article published in Contemporary Italian Politics) analyses the Italian government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the period until the end of 2020, and the impact this had on the political... Read More about La risposta del governo italiano al Covid-19 e la "costruzione" di un primo ministro.

Whatever happened to the Westminster Model? The 'Italianisation' of British politics (2019)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2019). Whatever happened to the Westminster Model? The 'Italianisation' of British politics

The UK was once viewed by political scientists as embodying a distinct majoritarian form of politics – the ‘Westminster Model’ – that stood in contrast to the ‘consensus’ democracies found elsewhere in Europe. Several of the countries in the latter g... Read More about Whatever happened to the Westminster Model? The 'Italianisation' of British politics.

The radical left since 1989 : decline, transformation, and revival (2019)
Book Chapter
Bull, M. (2019). The radical left since 1989 : decline, transformation, and revival. In E. Braat, & P. Corduwener (Eds.), 1989 and the West : Western Europe since the end of the Cold War (247-265). London: Routledge

This chapter assesses the trajectory and fortunes of the radical left in the period since 1989 as a means of providing a perspective on the significance of the 1989 events for this political area. After contextualising the importance of the 1989 revo... Read More about The radical left since 1989 : decline, transformation, and revival.

Italy's new Prime Minister can't shake off the stench of a stitch-up (2016)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2016). Italy's new Prime Minister can't shake off the stench of a stitch-up

Only days after its prime minister resigned over a lost referendum, Italy found itself with a new government and a new prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni. But however smooth the transition was, the turbulent circumstances that led up to it were far from... Read More about Italy's new Prime Minister can't shake off the stench of a stitch-up.

Is Italy about to feel the Trump effect? Matteo Renzi's referendum and the populist threat (2016)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2016). Is Italy about to feel the Trump effect? Matteo Renzi's referendum and the populist threat

This article, published in the run-up to a constitutional referendum held in Italy on 4 December 2016, analyses the impact of the election of Donald Trump to the American presidency on the unfolding referendum campaign in Italy. It argues that it has... Read More about Is Italy about to feel the Trump effect? Matteo Renzi's referendum and the populist threat.

Introduction; open access in the social and political sciences : threat or opportunity? (2016)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2016). Introduction; open access in the social and political sciences : threat or opportunity?. European Political Science, 15(2), 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.82

This article introduces a Symposium which brings together the academic and publishing industry in two key countries (the UK and the US) to analyse and assess the implications of Open Access (OA) journal publishing in the social and political sciences... Read More about Introduction; open access in the social and political sciences : threat or opportunity?.

Open access and academic associations in the political and social sciences : threat or opportunity? (2016)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2016). Open access and academic associations in the political and social sciences : threat or opportunity?. European Political Science, 15, 201-210. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.88

Academic associations are a vital part of the academic community, facilitating the interaction of researchers and production of knowledge, yet the impact of Open Access on their future has been too often regarded as marginal to the main discussion. O... Read More about Open access and academic associations in the political and social sciences : threat or opportunity?.

Political corruption in Europe (2014)
Book Chapter
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (2014). Political corruption in Europe. In J. Magone (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of European Politics (669-685). London: Routledge

This chapter analyses: first the growth, diversification and types of corruption in Europe; second, the causes and dynamics at the heart of corrupt transactions; third, the effects of corruption (on the economy and the political system); and finally,... Read More about Political corruption in Europe.